village headman; village mayor
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
moisture; humidity; dampness
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold